Mop.



E. H.t r-ATE.

MOP.T APPLICATION mill SEPT. 25. 1913.

Patented July 11, 1916.

,of lMalden, ounty of 'IM lfovement in Mops,f which the following" -lescrp'tiom in `connection with the accom-` drawings lrepre 'n ting -Tliisinvention relatesto inops, and'more 'NrrnnstrnrEs-PATENT OFFICE;

Mop. v mires 1, l

essere#Messiaen@ kPa-tened July 1115 ,191e

known that ycitizen of thexUnited States, anda resident of ssa'chusetts, have invented "anY Imis oharaeters on the espeiallyft so-ca-lled. dry mopsusedffforf dnstmg floor-s,

best understood. by

reference to ther follo claims lstmtnmr I have there shown a ys 'c'rub thejsurfeces designate 'the entire be convenient hereinafteito iisethe 'word in the 1atterfsense,fand to refer to the mount# 0f the'flnop as the'mop holder.

\ have :herein generally. the bend 6 'of fcloth terial, between the folds numeralf 5,: comprising a or other appropriate maof whlcli .a ybunch or tnt 7 ofcourse yarn is inserted and held by one or 'more rows of stitches 8. 5 I have hereinshown the band 6,.

Midd1e'sex,ena Seite? "ring: by j'any-wthep ppropriate means but portions` may be attaehd to Ving speeiic'ation, f Whenltken in connectionwith the ""accornf-v i panying drawings of one".specifio'jemloodi` mentthereo ywhile`7 its scope will be Amore.

- particularly' vpointedgout they appeildeo`li-k aboutth'er ring;

' tongue is. then shown in Figs; mnalj portions of' the band toward each other, 'and cause the V'the ring. In fact, by this. means,`, the` band 4'can be contracted so as to jcausethe samejto land thus; interen'gagewith ,the1 ringf to` ook ythe band'againstaccidental remov'ahThel The termmop 'islconfrmonlyused to device,' inc11iding the f tuft of yarn 'and its holder aiid' handle, and `is alsorloften used lto'designateonly the" tuft' of-{yar'n cloth, yoryother.rnterialf serving to' locatediwlthiii and extending freni iside to'be'claned. 1 Itfvvilly ,shown ay'mop, designated providedwitl Cotter,

Wrapped about and encircling a ring 9 provided {Wth vrrnlttingthe handle to be interengeging relation' hetvveen==the` r band j` and thel `ring" preventsthe band,Ifronr acci-f 60l f dentallyl'shpping oii' thering vvh en:.in .use. f The band 'may be contracted aboutg'the herein theY -rterinln'al portions of the.

liich fthe terminal,

buckle 12; by means,

plurality' of! predetermined 'positionsfof adi-; l ]ustme nt. .Th1s buckleiherein comprises; f

meinberlS, provided 'Witha series off aperff turesflfto receive ar Atonguel.hinged to agri l mernberljlis: herein seminalportion ofthe-band.:

nd the-member '16 is herei by rif-river 1:7, a

,As alf means for Anormaliyf Vholding" v the, l tongue inthe position illustrated in Figs." 2` provided with a short; 1 1' ding engagement with alf on the meinbell. g. In asseinlilrigthe mop,y thebandisvvrapped.; and thek 'tonguedz inserted in' the` proper aperture 1 4, soi that when the swung toward the, position .851:

2 and3,` it will draw they ter-1 band Y to .Closely enter into the circumferential groove@ 11,1v

mop is hereinfprovided Witli'ahandley 2,2, which may be attached'tothevringinany appropriate manner, but .herein is threaded member f 24,

into e Vfs'oelet 23 provided oppositey sides of the, loandf` or whenpinwepss: ing through the terminal' `-portion` outsidethe band. Preferably alsoy the terminal 165 `portions are shouldered Ato abut against the inner surfaces of Ithe band,-as shown in Fig. There is thus provided a pivotal. attachment of y the handle to/fthe band, per,

swung through an 1l()r Whether it be in a horizontal or vertical plane, or upon the upper or lower side of any object, and that the pivotal attachment of the mop to its handle is such that the mop will accommodate itself to the` varying positions in which it is placed, and

willremainlat against the surface at all times when it is in use. It will also be evident that regardless of the height of the user, or the angular position in which the handle is held, or other variations in conditions of use, the mop will at all times automatieall)7 accomodate itself to such changes, without any special attention on the partiof the user. One important advantage is that the handle may be removed and the member 24 grasped and utilized as a handle,

by means of which the mop may be manipu- Vlated. lVhen so used, the users thumb and fingers will of course extend down into the space within the ring, and in a most con renient manner. `When used in this manner, also, the mop will accommodate itself to the surface being cleaned, even though the member 24 be grasped firml)r in the hand of the user.

. When the mop is to be cleaned, it can be detached from its holder by simply uniastening the buckle and unwrapping the mop from the ring, and after being cleaned, can be instantlj,1 and conveniently returned to its place, without the use of any tools.

While I have herein shown and described one specific embodiment of my invention for illustrative purposes, and have disclosed and discussed in detail the. construction and arrangement ineidental to one specific-application thereof, it is to be un erstood that the invention is limited neither to themere details or relative arrangement of parts, nor

to itsspeciiic application herein shown, butl that extensive deviations from the specific form or embodiment of the invention may be made, without departing from the princillles thereof.

aving thus described my invention, what claim and desire by Letters Patent to procure 1s:--

1. The combination of a mop-holder com Vtial groove and forming pivots for said member, means in said groove to secure said terminal portionsto said ring, a. handle attached to said member, a mop comprising a hand encircling said ring and located in said groove, and means to Secure said band in place in said groove i i 2. The combination of a ,umpholder comprising a ring provided with@ `eirci niferential groove, a member locattl` within said ring and having reduced terminal portions extending through s aid ring into said circumferential groove and forming pivots for said member, the latter being provided with opposite shoulders engaging the inner circumferential surface of said ring,lasteninfr vmeans extending from said groove into sai reduced portions, a mop comprising a band encircling said ring and located in said groove, and means to secure said band in place in said groove.

3. The combination of a mop-holder conf prising a ring provided with a circumferential'groove, a member located within said ring and havin Vterminal portions extending through sai ring into said circumferential groove and forming pivots for said member, means in said oove to secure said terminal portions to said ring, a handle attached to said member, a mop comprising a band encircling said ring and located in said groove and engaging the `ends of said terminal portions, and means to secure said band in place in said groove.`

4. The combination of a mopholder comprising a ring, a grasping member located Within and pivoted to saidA ring but separated therefrom on two sides by spaces for the introduction of the hand of the user implement by Grasp of the and about the top, bottom anda sides, of said grasping mentv ber, a mop encircling said ring, and means external to said ring to secure said 4mop thereto. v ,i A i p.

In testimony whereof, I have `signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. if f EDWARD p Witnesses.

Louis A. Jones, CLARA L. Swear;

and providing for the manipulation of the 

